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Are more than one mate type possible between two parts?
hansrudolf
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I'm Trying to construct a so-called Scotch Yoke mechanism, see 
https://youtu.be/4iP_ZPBduSo
There we have a pin-slot relationship, but also a rotational relationship (the pin rotates in relation to the part with the slot).
I tried now for several hours to make that work, bid had no success. I hope someone can help me with this.
There is also a problem that the mate orientations are sometimes wrong. The z-axis (blue?) must show in a specific direction, but is wrong and cannot be turned about as necessary.
https://youtu.be/4iP_ZPBduSoThere we have a pin-slot relationship, but also a rotational relationship (the pin rotates in relation to the part with the slot).
I tried now for several hours to make that work, bid had no success. I hope someone can help me with this.
There is also a problem that the mate orientations are sometimes wrong. The z-axis (blue?) must show in a specific direction, but is wrong and cannot be turned about as necessary.
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Hi @hansrudolf, multiple mates working together in the assembly is possible but can be a bit tricky as they don't like to be over-defined. If you haven't completed these yet, definitely check out the Onshape Learning Pathways.
Here is one approach you could take using the following mates:
https://cad.onshape.com/documents/9bdbdd53a36e865fd6352a44/w/fd22ff229173ee8054...
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